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The following text is for questions 1 to 4

Here is my unforgettable experience. One day I joined a story telling contest. Two of my friends and I had been chosen to take a part in the final round at the district level. I was very happy and eager to win the competition.

For preparation, I had to memorize and understand the story well.My teacher guided and taught me pronunciation, facial expression and gestures. One day, before performing, my friends and I were busy to prepare the props and costumes for the competition. Thing that me sad was my teacher rented the props and costumes for my friends but not for me. My two friends had beautiful costumes and luxurious props. Although I just wore the simple ones, I performed my best to win the competition.

The competition started. I got number 29 and my friends got number 5 and 10. I was nervous but I showed my best performance on stage. Lots of people took photos and videos of me. Finally, anxiety was gone after I had finished performing. And then, the announcement came which made three of us very uneasy. Luckily I was chosen as the first winner. I went to the stage and all the judges congratulated me and gave a plague, trophy, and money. I was very happy.

What is the writer’s intention to write the text?

• To tell his achievement

• To win the competition

• To describe his feeling to the teacher

• To show his disappointment to teacher.

Why did the writer feel sad before the competition?

• She had no luxurious gown.

• Her teacher really cares about her.

• Her teacher was not fair to her.

• Her friends did not support her.

From the text it can be concluded that ….

• Practice makes performance go well.

• Being nervous helps perform well on the stage.

• Wearing simple clothes can help win the competition.

• It is necessary to wear beautiful costumes for the competition

"…..I was nervous, I showed my best performances on the stage."

The sentences can be connected by which of the following words?

• However

• Although

• Because

• But

The following text is for questions 5 to 8

MY STIR AS A REPORTER

I usually woke up at four o’clock a.m. and went to the Press Center to check the daily schedule of briefings and press conferences. It was usually held by the United Nation officials or disaster mitigation team.

It was challenging to visit different refugee camps to find soft stories, human interest stories. After that I went back to the Press Center to cover the press conferences of the day.

It was heart breaking when I saw these survivors fight for food and secondhand clothing. Unfortunately as they said, the food and clothing were limited and inadequate. Emerging to glaring, fool noon, it was time to go back to Press Center to write stories and race against time. I was always fearing that the internet would come crushing down.

After everything was done, only then I remembered to eat. Most times, I only ate once a day because I always had to rush and again it was difficult to find food. I had to travel quite far. I needed to spend a 30 to 45 minutes by car just to find fresh food.

What did the reporter tell about in the first paragraph?

• He told about his job

• He told about his responsibility

• He told about his past daily activities

• He told about his career

The following is true based on the text except?

• The reporter was challenging to visit different refugee camps

• The reporter ate only once a day

• The reporter went back to press center to cover the press conferences

• The reporter fought for the food and second hand clothing

The reporter got a difficulty to....

• Find fresh food

• Send the news

• Check his daily schedule

• Write stories

What did the refugee do to survive ?

• Stayed in the camp

• Fought for the food and second hand clothing

• Work hard

• Woke up early

The following text is for questions 9 to 12

On Wednesday, my students and I went to Yogyakarta. We stayed at Dirgahayu Hotel which is not far from Malioboro.

On Thursday, we visited the temples in Prambanan. There are three big temples, the Brahmana, Syiwa and Wisnu temples. They are really amazing. We visited only Brahmana and Syiwa temples, because Wisnu temple is being renovated.

On Friday morning we went to Yogya Kraton. We spent about two hours there. We were lucky because we were led by a smart and friendly guide. Then we continued our journey to Borobudur. We arrived there at four p.m. At 5 p.m. we heard the announcement that Borobudur gate would be closed.

In the evening we left for Jakarta by wisata bus.

The text above mainly discusses about ...

• The writer’s trip to Yogyakarta

• The writer’s first visit to Prambanan

• The writer’s impression about the guide

• The writer’s experience at Yogya Kraton

The purpose of the text is to ...

• Describe the smugglers

• Entertain readers

• Tell past events

• Report an event to the police